TY  - JOUR
TI  - The clinical course of COVID-19 in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients
AB  - Background/aim: The disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 was named as COVID-19. There is as yet insufficient information about the effects of HSCT on the clinical course of COVID-19. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the clinical course of COVID-19 in patients who had undergone HSCT. Materials and methods: We analyzed baseline characteristics, clinical course and findings of COVID-19, hospitalization and death rates, overall survival, and case fatality rates of HSCT recipients diagnosed with COVID-19 retrospectively. Results: 57.6% of the patients underwent AHSCT, and 42.4% underwent allo-HSCT. 60.6%, 27.3%, and 12.1% of the patients had mild, moderate, and severe COVID-19 or critical illness, respectively. Overall, 45.5% were hospitalized, 12.1% required intensive care, and 9.1% necessitated invasive mechanical ventilation. The total CFR was 9.1% in HSCT recipients, 22.2% in patients with active hematologic malignancy, and 4.2% in patients without active hematologic malignancy. Conclusion: It can be concluded that mortality of HSCT recipients is lower in patients whose primary disease is in remission compared to ones that are not in remission. Further studies with larger group patients are needed in order to delineate the effects of COVID-19 on HSCT patients.Key words: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, bone marrow transplant, COVID-19
AU  - Malkan, Umit Yavuz
AU  - Göker, Hakan
AU  - Demiroglu, Haluk
AU  - AKSU, SALIH
AU  - Karatas, Ayse
AU  - erdoğdu, batuhan
AU  - Velet, Mustafa
AU  - Sayinalp, Nilgun
AU  - Inkaya, Ahmet Cagkan
AU  - Çınar, Olgu Erkin
AU  - Büyükaşık, Yahya
AU  - Aladag, Elifcan
AU  - Haznedaroglu, Ibrahim C.
AU  - Telli Dizman, Gulcin
AU  - Özcebe, Osman
DO  - 10.3906/sag-2103-72
PY  - 2021
JO  - Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 51
IS  - 4
SN  - 1300-0144
SP  - 1647
EP  - 1652
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/479933
ER  -